By Mike Cunniff
The game was played on a Thursday.
With the wind blowing out to left.
No ... BLOWING out to left.
A day in Wrigley Field when the hitters stride to the plate with a big smile on their faces.
And pitchers, if they were smart, would all of a sudden develop a severe case of Mark Prior disease.
Chicago Cubs starter Dennis Lamp did not get out of the first inning.
In fact, Lamp got only one out while giving up six runs that included a pair of three-run homers by Philadelphia Phillies third baseman Mike Schmidt and catcher Bob Boone with one out. Cubs reliever Donnie Moore got another out before surrendering a solo homer to Philadelphia starter Randy Lerch.
Lerch walked out to the mound with a 7-0 lead before even throwing a pitch. And then promptly wishing he could keep the ball in his glove. Lerch suffered the same fate as Lamp, being shelled from the hill as the Cubs scored six times that included a three-run homer by Dave Kingman. Lerch gave up five of the tallies before Doug Bird came on.
With the wind blowing out to left.
No ... BLOWING out to left.
A day in Wrigley Field when the hitters stride to the plate with a big smile on their faces.
And pitchers, if they were smart, would all of a sudden develop a severe case of Mark Prior disease.
Chicago Cubs starter Dennis Lamp did not get out of the first inning.
In fact, Lamp got only one out while giving up six runs that included a pair of three-run homers by Philadelphia Phillies third baseman Mike Schmidt and catcher Bob Boone with one out. Cubs reliever Donnie Moore got another out before surrendering a solo homer to Philadelphia starter Randy Lerch.
Lerch walked out to the mound with a 7-0 lead before even throwing a pitch. And then promptly wishing he could keep the ball in his glove. Lerch suffered the same fate as Lamp, being shelled from the hill as the Cubs scored six times that included a three-run homer by Dave Kingman. Lerch gave up five of the tallies before Doug Bird came on.
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